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UPDATE: CEC, West Penn Restore Power Outages

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: June 26, 2019In: Featured News

After a morning of power outages, service has been restored to all customers in Butler County. Central Electric Cooperative and West Penn Power were both reporting outages on Wednesday morni... Read more

State House Passes $34 Billion Budget

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: June 26, 2019In: Featured News

Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a nearly $34 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements consist of no [... Read more

Democratic House Committee Members Concerned Proposed Budget Doesn’t Include Min. Wage Increase

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: June 26, 2019In: Featured News

Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee expressed concerns that the state budget agreement the committee approved Monday does not include an increase in the state’s minimum... Read more

Woman Gets Year In Jail For Taking Patients’ Info

Posted By: Ryan Saeleron: June 25, 2019In: Featured News

A Butler County woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally obtaining and disclosing the health information of more than 100 patients. Linda Kalina, 62, of Butler was sentenc... Read more

Butler Woman Charged After Allegedly Kicking Trooper, Attempting To Grab Taser

Posted By: Ryan Saeleron: June 25, 2019In: Featured News

A local woman is facing multiple charges following an incident Monday afternoon in Donegal Township. According to a criminal complaint filed by State Police, 42-year-old Amy Seybert of Butle... Read more

Pittsburgh Women Accused Of Robbery, Thefts, In Butler Co.

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: June 25, 2019In: Featured News

Two women from Pittsburgh are in the Butler County Jail following a robbery- and an alleged string of thefts- Monday in Butler Township. Tara Purcell, 40, of Pittsburgh and Crystal […... Read more

New Deal Between UPMC, Highmark

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: June 25, 2019In: Featured News

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday that a new 10-year deal is in place between health care giants UPMC and Highmark. This means Highmark members will have in-network... Read more

Rep. Mike Kelly Holding Telephone Town Hall

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 23, 2020In: News

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly will host a live telephone town hall on Friday about the ongoing efforts to combat the coronavirus. The toll-free call will begin at 4 p.m. and […] Read more

Butler County Gardens To Be Plowed In Early May

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 23, 2020In: News

Would you like to plant a backyard garden, but don’t have the space to do it? The annual plowing of the Butler County gardens near Sunnyview will begin at 8 […] Read more

BC3 Offering High School Students College Classes

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 23, 2020In: News

Butler County Community College is reaching out to high school students with new opportunities to earn transferable credits and save money this fall. Students who will be sophomores through... Read more

Spring Turkey Season Kicks Off With Youth Hunt

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 23, 2020In: News

Spring turkey season kicks off this weekend with the annual youth spring turkey hunt. Hunting hours for the youth event begin a half hour before sunrise on Saturday and end […] Read more

Butler County Elections Director Resigns

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 22, 2020In: News

As Pennsylvania gears up for the primary election in June, the director of elections in Butler County is stepping down. County officials say Shari Brewer resigned from her position late [... Read more

Another COVID-19 Death Reported In Butler County

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: April 22, 2020In: News

Another person has died because of COVID-19 in Butler County, according to the state’s update on Wednesday. However, the rate of new COVID-19 cases in Butler County continues to slow. [... Read more